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East vs. West — the myths that mystify: Devdutt Pattanaik on TED.comhttps://www.ted.com/talks/devdutt_pattanaik
https://www.ted.com/talks/devdutt_pattanaik#commentsThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/11/east_vs_west_th/[…]]]>At TEDIndia, Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West, and shows how these two fundamentally different sets of beliefs about gods, death and heaven help us consistently misunderstand one another. His goal is to help us all understand these founding beliefs — and use them to understand one another better. (Recorded at TEDIndia, November 2009, Mysore, India. Duration: 18:26)

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]]>https://www.ted.com/talks/devdutt_pattanaik/feed/3emilytedDevduttPattanaik_2009I.embed_thumbnail.jpgThe first 5 TEDTalks from TEDIndiahttp://blog.ted.com/the_first_five/
http://blog.ted.com/the_first_five/#commentsTue, 17 Nov 2009 10:34:54 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/11/the_first_five/[…]]]>Here’s the schedule for the first five TEDTalks to be released from TEDIndia. They’re premiering here on TED.com as well as on ted.indiatimes.com — and on mobile phones at http://indiatimes.vuclip.com.

]]>http://blog.ted.com/the_first_five/feed/0emilytedThe Buzz: Devdutt Pattanaik on how myths shape cultureshttp://blog.ted.com/the_buzz_devdut/
http://blog.ted.com/the_buzz_devdut/#commentsThu, 05 Nov 2009 02:14:50 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/11/the_buzz_devdut/[…]]]>Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explained how our subjective truths shape our worldviews. The differences between Eastern and Western mythologies — whether they portray life as linear or cyclical — resonate in the beliefs and behaviors of today’s business world. Check out the reactions on Facebook and Twitter:

Brilliant point on “the world v/s my world” by Devdutt Pattanaik — samraatkakkar

Devdutt Pattanaik at #TEDIndia: The way nations do business are defined by their #mythology – linear vs. cyclical — infosys